BitMEX Ends Trading Operations After 11 Years, Withdrawals Stay Open
The crypto derivatives exchange that pioneered perpetual swaps has closed trading and deposits as of September 23, while users retain access to withdraw remaining balances
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Crypto Billionaires Deliver Record $97 Million to Farage’s Reform UK
Two major cryptocurrency figures each contributed roughly $49 million within 24 hours, marking the largest donations ever received by a British political party
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Crypto Billionaire Ben Delo Gives Reform UK Record $49 Million Donation
Ben Delo, co-founder of BitMEX and previously pardoned by Donald Trump, has made the largest single gift in British political history to Nigel Farage’s party amid ongoing funding probes
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BitMEX Co-Founder Supplies Bulk of Reform UK’s Second-Quarter Funding
Ben Delo donated £4 million in April cash payments, accounting for roughly three-quarters of the party’s reported Q2 income amid ongoing scrutiny of crypto-linked political support
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BitMEX Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Improper Liquidations Ahead of September Closure
Longtime cryptocurrency derivatives platform BitMEX announced plans to cease operations on September 23 while confronting a proposed class-action suit alleging unfair treatment of customers through forced liquidations totaling hundreds of bitcoin
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BitMEX to Shut Down Operations After 11 Years, Marking End of Derivatives Pioneer
BitMEX, the pioneering crypto derivatives exchange that introduced perpetual swaps, will cease trading on September 23, 2026, following a strategic review by its parent company
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BitMEX Executes Major Leadership Changes Amid Market Pressures
Peter Wilkinson steps in as CEO following the departures of Stephan Lutz, Ina Steiner, and Raphael Polansky at the crypto derivatives exchange
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